Handle construction



June 24, 1930.

LE ROY C. SCHENCK HANDLE CONSTRUCTION Filed Aug. 5. 1926 ./////////////l mV/ a@ lill diff/wed@ @fj/@P Y Patented June iro :morV LAJNnnJY 'MACHIVJNNR'Y cOt'rrANY,4 INC., 'or neven, Y'I'Jntlmfnan ingenierowww www@ HANDLE CONSTRUCTION y applicati@ mea'august 5",` 1926; yesemrNo; 127,261., i

, ,The: present invention/relates to handle construction.

" More particularly the presentinventionfrellates to handle construction lsuch* as vis used machines cylinders.l 4In '1 con' trollingwthe sliding kdoors :voffWash'ing 'ma-r chine cylinders lit' .is convenientY to ruse the.

in: Washing latches on such? doors as .operating handles` The handles of .suchlatchesshould be rso lar-.

rangedA that Whenfthe latchesare performing latchingV functions, said handles vshouldjoccupy unobtrusive positions,r and;V atv other times such handles shouldvprotrude toa sui` cient extent to beeasilygrasped;

- Anobject of the present invention istopro, vide yhandle construction suitable vfor Wash-i. f

ing machine cylinders,Whichgwill remain in I etherunobtrusive or .projecting`position,-de pending upon the positioninvvhichthey are placed, hich handley construction'involves a minimum ofparts.

Y A further object iste-'provide a handle con-tl struction Which When performing latching functions Will occupy Ha' minimum offspace radially of the Washing machine cylinder and Which handle construction is simple to manufactureand easyt'oassemble.`r- 'y furtherv object is to provide :a handle semble.

Further Objects 4will appear/.as uiesdegcrip;

tion proceeds.

Figure l is a view inelevation of a Washing machine rcylinder?having one/emv bodiment ofv the present .-'inventiony applied Figure 2 disclosing-the detailsofthe'latchingY Y mechanism; -r

' Figure?) is-a sectionalv vievvtalen alongv the planefindi'cated by the y'arrovvs ofFig- "ure 2; j Y I Figure 4 is a viewfsimilar showing the latching bolt retained in unla'tchfA ing position; and f construction Well adapted to meet the needs. of commercial operation',V which handlel con-` struction Willbe light inweight, effective in operation and cheap 'to fconstructand' asptovFigurev 3, but

Figure v5 fis aperspective view illustrating the latchrshown in the preceding figures.

l0y v'indicates a'fvvashing machine cylinder (only. one end thereof being shown) l which I cylindery is providedv with trunnionsyone of which is indicated by the numeral vll, Where-A by said Avcylinder lmay be rotatablyisupported Within' an :enclosing casing (notshovvn).` lf

, ISaidncylinderflO is provided Withra plu.-

i Referring ,iirst toFigure-l, the `numeral i i along its edge and of providinga recessforv` latches 15.-l5,-two ofv which vare provided* A on each slidingfdoor;y The cylinder lOis provided With end Walls and partitio1'1s5`which are notshown in'detailbut Whiehprovide socketfportions 16 for cooperation With-'the latches liabovefreferred to'.2y 1

,'Each'of-the latches 15 comprises a housingv 17A having ear portions 18-18-by means'rof Which Ysaid-housing may bey bolted 'or vother- Wise f secured to the materialfof the? door1g1`2. Mounted Y vfor reciprocating' movement Withinthe housing 17 islthe rbolt"l9'adapt'ed to projectfthrough the aperture 20vin the end Wall of the depressedportionllfof Vtheldoor 12. Said Ybolt 19 When in registry'jvith the adjacent socket portion 16 is adaptedftoenter Y A Y I said*socketportion4 16 to hold'fthe doorin part of .i l s closed position; l v

The boing in a preferred jemboimeni takes the formfa'framel having the tvvosidef Walls 20'54207y providing betweenthem: theV v 1 recess 21.# Disposed within? therecess 2f ist-he coil spring '22, one1 end ofv Which is adlapted' tofitfuov'er a lug 23 proj ectingforwardlyfro'm the" rear yWall of thehousing" 1'( The other end of the? spring 22j isV adaptedl tfitVF over the stud 24;,` which proj" theV forward portion of the bolt 19.v 2 f v cts 'rearwardlyffrom` i The numeral v25 windicates a handlejhaving" ff the manually operable-portion 26 and the two l leg p0'rtions'27-#27 adapted"tofstraddle they Y coil spring 22. Y Said leg portions 27-27 are :edgezas anaxis, .'llhepintles y28728 Williorce. thebolt lgrearwardlyagainst thel tension of.v thelspring 2,2,.andfthe upper portion. of; the.

Y l5 i by. meansA of the .set.-serew.Y Si, operable .trorn rrr " non-Pretrude eesteitesshewn-in Figures provided With. pintles 28-1-28, Which pintles have bearing engagement in the cylindrical apertures 29-29 inthe side Walls 20-20 of the .bolt 19. j'The handle.; 25 'lies within the i aperture 3,0 inthenpper vvallfo the housing.

l i 1-7'.Vv As Will appear YfromV an inspectionA of Fgilfres 3. end; 'efthe dra-Wings, the planes 'bending a@ .upperside ofv the handle 25 and; the; forward: sides ofthe leg'portionsj'F-QT" are substantially at Vright angles to .one anmoved to the'position shown in Figure 3, thelees .Q7-27 Will be riveted ebeetithe edge .81 defining the forward boundary of the opening! 30... VSaid forward.sidesi of the leg portions arenotchedias.indicated'byltheV Y.numerals 8.121731@J receive'v saidv *edge 31.. The. vspring 22,..reactingf.betvveen theA housing-f j VV17:ar1d the 'bolt-.19, will havethefeffect.' of tend-v ingto urge.the-liandlev forwardly Wi'thfthenotches 31%.-315.. receiving the. edge'l and.. alsoi tending tofnrge said. handle. ina. .clookf Wise `direction andvliolding. Ysaidl'handle .in a

. nonprotruding.latching.position Whenthe .operativedesines.toraisethe handleiQto a.. Y protrudingposition, as 4indicated vin llligure A?,

he, will: pull. saidz handlefnearwardly, i.V e. 1in,Y i the' direction ofethe arrowinFigigreB-to free.. l

the notched portionY ofsaidhandle .from the edge and willswvingsaid handle about said.y

handle 2 5 will engagethe .edge 3L y'llhe'efe feet ofthe spring22-will betoholdithe handle.

25 ,ina-.the 'position indicated Y in. ViEgnre 4;, in

which .position theY bolt. 19 ,f is retraeted and.:-Y thehandle 25.isinprotrudngposition, wheres.,- .by said handle may. bereadilygrasped byithe operator formanipnlatingthe corresponding. Ydoorl, f' f Mamas .wininihetoitiesite pmi-iger.

32, spring pressedforwardlyiby means ofthe spring 33, which spring-.33 .sheldin position,

thereareXtremtyzofthe bolt 19. Saidplnnf..

s ,29.1132 lis adapteel-toengage-one ofithe leg portiens, 27 0f the. handle 25;. Villenv .thehfandle 25 is in .the position.sliewnanFgure 4,. the.r spring* 133 will act cumulatively with.` the,

` spring 22 to hold thehandle25jin.protruding Position.. When.the.handle.125'` ismoved .in

letive; eeetf-,with the.A sprinetoi hold said if." hendle. in" l10n-protruding rositfm.l By

ltion shown inFigure 3 to that the amount of force Which an operatormust exert in moving the handle 25 from the posiure 4, or rrever'sely.

Though'fa preferredj'embodiment the shown lin Fig-`V ze I present invention has Vbeen described in de-A i 'l tail, twll Lloe Clear. thetmelly YDeed.iiieetions' will occur to those shi-lledfin the art. Itgisinr.

'tended to cover allsu'ch;.modifications that" f fall Withinv the scope'ofthe appende'dcl'aims: V other. Accordingly, when the handle 25 1s.

atingmember l for saidbolt havingpivotalv described, a

connection with Vsaid bolt, a'spring-disposed.

inpositi-on toexertipressure betwveensaid housing andsaid holt to hold said bolt in prio; jected position, said op er-a'tingf member.; being. adapted to h-ave. ai` swinging movement and? having a pair'of surfaces dis-posedin. angular.- relatio-n with one anotherWhich. surfaces .are connected bymeans oia smoothly. roundedY surface, all). said surfaces .being adapted to abut against. one..por.tion said housingl bounding saidaperture, s aidzoperatin-g mem;-

gagement Withone another.. when saidhol ingprojected positiongto preventfsaid'operating member from. swinging .fnn'til said oper.-

atingmember/hasV beenmovedintheline of Y actionof said,springtodisengagefsaid.shonle; l

dered engagement.

' 2.. 1n. anarticle'. of;,thefdclassdescribed,v housing, a locking bolt Within` saidhousing.

anda swinging. handle; having'. pivotal .con-

nectionwithsaidsbolt, said handle compris-5 ing. an elongated ope-rating portionadapted' to'. he Vdisposed alternatively in parallel rela.-

tions'hipr With/the line of' movement: of said bolt and in substantially; right angnlarrelar tionship with said line offlmovement, Vsaid los s tween s aidfhousing .and said bolt .totalter-V or said, otherV portion oi; saidihandlein e11- gagement With said housing, said;hand-lev andV f vsaid housing having shonldered* engagement with .one another. when *said bolt stn 1erojected; ,position to. preventgsaid handle"from1 swinging Auntilsai'dhzuidle has been, movedin theline of action 'of said Aspringv tov disen#` .gaffe saidshonldered engagement.. 'Y

5.111 an article of the/classdescribed a housing, a locking.bolti Withinj said housing. and a svvlngmg liandlerhaving'piYQ-ial con-.f

nection with. said bolt, SaidfhaIIClle' compris Anatively holdA either said. elongated per` ins-.eil eleng'etedeperatng portion adapted t@ be disposed'alternatively in parallel 1elajtion .A

ship yWithtthe line offmovementoff said.V bolt I fr and jin.- substantially right; angularY relation-A;n 'Y ship With said line of movemell?, Seide handle having another portion in substantially right angular relationship with the'elongated pori tionthereof, a spring reactingf between said housing and said bolt to yieldably hold either'.

said elongated portion or said other portion of said handle in'engagement with said hous-Y ying, and a supplementary spring positioned to react between said bolt and said handle to I supplement the effect of such first mentioned spring, said handlev and said housing having shouldered engagement vwith vone another when said bolt isin projected position to pref vent said handle from swinging until said lhandle has been moved ,inthe line of action of said spring to disengage said shouldered env gageinent. l

4. In combination, a housing, a recipro- K cable-bolt within lsaid housing, aI handle for moving said bolt, said handle being adapted to engage said housing witha pivoting movement about an axis which changes relative to said handle as said handle is swung, said handle being pivotally connected to said bolt f about an axis vwhich is fixed relative to said Vbolt,'a spring positioned to react between saidr `housing andsaid bolt, said vhandle being provvided with surfaces in angular relationship with one another'adapted to engage said housin gin alternative positions, incooperation with said spring, toyieldably hold said bolt in either retracted or projected position, said handle and said housing having shouldered l f engagement with one another when said bolt is in projected position to prevent said handle from swinging until said handle has beenY moved in the lineof action of said spring to disengage said shouldered engageinent-- 5.V In combination, a housing, a reciprocable'bolt within said housing, a handle pivoted to said kbolt for moving said bolt, said handle being adapted to engage said housing with a pivoting movement about an axis which changes relative to said handle as said handle is swung, said handle being connected j to said bolt about anaxis which Yis fixed relative to said bolt, said handle being provided with surfaces in angular relationship with one another adapted to engage said housing in alternative positions, in cooperation with said spring, to yieldably hold said bolt in either retractedor projected position and a supplementaryl spring reacting between said bolt and said handle. j f

6. In an article of the class described, a housing, a bolt within said'housing and a swinging handle having pivotal connection,

with said bolt, said handlev comprising an elongated operating portion adapted'to be disposed alternativelyin parallel relationship withy the line of movement of said bolt andin substantiallyright angular relationshipwith said line of movement, said handle having another portion in substantially right angularrelationship with the elongated por-v tion thereof, a springk reacting between said of said handle in engagement with *saidl housing, and a supplementary spring positioned" to react between said bolt and said handle to vhousing and said bolt toiyieldably hold either i said'elongated portion lor saidother portion supplement the eect of such first mentioned spring, said other portion having shouldered engagement with ysaid housing when said elongated, portion isin parallel relationship 'with said line ofmovementto lprevent said r handle rfrom swinging until said handlehas been moved in the line' of action ofvsaid spring to disengage said shouldered engagement. -Y`

"7. In'com'bination, a housing, areciprocable boltl within said housing, a handle pivoted to said bolt for moving said bolt, `ra

spring, said handle'being adapted to engage said lhousing with a pivoting movement about lan axis whichV changes relative toy said handle as said handle is, swung, said handle being connected to said bolt rabout an axis which is' fixed relative to said bolt,said handle being provided with surfaces in angular Vrelationship with one anotheradapted to engage said housing in alternative,positions,'in cooperation with ,said'springg one of which vpositions is a locking position, to yieldably hold i said bolt in either retracted orproj ccted posi-y tion and a supplementary spring-reacting between said bolt and saidhandle,`one of saidv `surfaces having shouldered abutment means ico' ment aboutr an axis which changes relative to y said handle as said handle is swung, saidV handle being pivotally connected tosaid bolt f t about Van axis which .is fixed relative tosaid bolt, a spring positioned to react between said housing and` said bolt, said handle being provided with surfaces in angularrelationship with one another adapted to engage'said housing in 'alternative positions, fin vcooperation with said spring, to yieldably hold said bolt in either retracted 0r projected position, said handle and said housing having a tongue f and groove engagement with one another when said bolty is in projectedposition, whereby said handlel may not swing until.

said handle has been vmoved in the line of 'ac Y tion of said springto 'disengage said tongue l and groove connection.

c signed at `naa Mount, niiiiois, this 2nd day of August, 1926. f j l Y, innove. scHENoK. 

